Chapter 10 of The Girl Scouts' Captain is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Girl Scouts' Captain is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARJORIE’S ESCORT. When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent. “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her. “On business.” “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
Chapter 10 of The Girl Scouts' Captain is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading ““Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “MARJORIE’S ESCORT.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
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In this reading “When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “On business.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading MARJORIE’S ESCORT.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARJORIE’S ESCORT.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had expected to be out of town this week-end,” he told her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Oh, very well,” replied Marjorie, coolly.
at the time that
From this reading When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indifferent.
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